| Sedona, Arizona is one of the most beautiful | | | | You can easily visit some of these vortexes |
| vacation locations in the USA. | | | | and sit on the rocks absorbing the |
| | | | metaphysical energy sources. I personally |
| It has been revered as a magnificent | | | | think a bottle of good wine helps. Shops and |
| spiritual haven since prehistoric times. | | | | boutiques in the village sell power crystals, |
| Native Americans have been coming to Sedona | | | | Indian amulets, copper bracelets and other |
| for their religious ceremonies, their | | | | spiritual appliances. Many of the resorts and |
| spiritual awakenings, their rites of passage | | | | spas offer yoga classes and various esoteric |
| and their weddings for hundreds of years. The | | | | spiritual regimens in addition to the usual |
| first time you visit this marvellous valley | | | | massages, facials and traditional cures. |
| with its awe inspiring beauty, you will | | | | |
| understand why it has been venerated for so | | | | A wide selection of accommodations is |
| long. | | | | available in the village of Sedona with some |
| | | | exclusive resorts located in nearby canyons |
| Red sandstone cliffs rise a thousand feet | | | | and some tourist cabins and camping along Oak |
| above the valley floor. Buttes, mesas and | | | | Creek Canyon. There are plenty of |
| pinnacles of rock rise throughout the valley. | | | | restaurants, groceries, gas stations, |
| Everywhere the rocks have been eroded into | | | | boutiques and souvenir shops in Sedona. It |
| fantastic shapes resembling giant fortresses, | | | | has a small airfield located atop a mesa |
| towers, pinnacles and other exotic visages. | | | | overlooking the town. The airport offers some |
| | | | airplane and helicopter tours of the area and |
| The village of Sedona is located in the midst | | | | a limited number of charter flights to nearby |
| of this scenic splendour surrounded by | | | | locations. |
| cascading mountain streams, lush green | | | | |
| meadows, and forested hillocks all dominated | | | | You can take airplane rides, helicopter |
| by the imposing red rock formations. | | | | tours, balloon adventures, jeep tours, hummer |
| | | | tours or horseback rides in Sedona. There are |
| The Grand Canyon, just a 90 minute drive to | | | | numerous tourist adventures available from |
| the north, is similar to Sedona but on a much | | | | the many tour operators in Sedona. If you are |
| larger scale. Other geological attractions | | | | less inclined to adventurous activities, the |
| like Yosemite Valley are equally magnificent. | | | | many resorts and spas will provide you with |
| | | | plenty of pampered luxury. Some of them have |
| The climate is semi arid, so it gets little | | | | golf courses, swimming pools and tennis |
| rain or snow, but it has a plentiful supply | | | | courts within the very shadows of the |
| of water from the nearby mountains. Summers | | | | spectacular red rock cliffs. |
| are a bit milder and winters a bit colder | | | | |
| than the low altitude deserts near Phoenix. | | | | Shopping and dining are also favoured |
| | | | activities in Sedona. It provides plenty of |
| Sedona reputedly is the location of several | | | | choices in both. Designer shops, boutiques |
| universal vortexes that provide spiritual | | | | and quality restaurants abound in this little |
| healing and metaphysical enlightenment. New | | | | village. Some of them can be rather |
| age advocates come to this beautiful valley | | | | expensive, but there are plenty of moderately |
| seeking spiritual and physical rejuvenation. | | | | priced alternatives as well. |